The Annual General Meeting was held on 4th January. The newly appointed officials for the 2026 club managements are shown below.
The following officials were appointed as follows:
General Secretary Toni Caswell 
Treasurer Debbie Hinks 
Welfare/Safety Officer Toni Caswell 
Fixture Secretary Steve Harris 
Handicap Secretary Martin Blatchford 
Webmaster Geoff Bannister 
Media M Blatchford 
General Committee Members:  D Leney, A Wynne, M Jennings, A Cole, P Anyan.
Club Captain: Nigel Bow
Club Vice Captain: Merv Jennings
Senior Captain: Gary Rogers
Hardy A Captain: Craig Pitcher
Hardy A Vice Captain: Nathan Lambourne
Hardy B Captain: Nigel Bow
Hardy B Vice Captain: Reece Lambert
3 Counties Captain: Grant Jones
3 Counties Vice Captain: Simon Bellamy.

Notes from the Committee Meeting held on 13th May

Captains Reports
- Club Captain: Nigel invited all members to participate in two forthcoming events – A nine hole Bowmaker on Friday 5th June and the annual Partners Evening on Friday 26th June. (Note: Details of these events are shown on the Notice Board, on the Special Events page of the Web Site, and in the members WhatsApp Group)

Nigel and Toni reported on a recent visit to Julia’s House and they described the amazing facilities and procedures for supporting the children and their families during end of life care. They thanked the club members for their support to the charity and greatly appreciated the effort of the members which have resulted in significant donations to Julia’s house.

- Senior Captain: Gary Rogers reported that the senior eclectic competition was up and running with 20 participants currently. He also reported that a Golf Marathon with himself and Toby Harris was being planned over a 12 hour period later in the year.

- Hardy A Captain: The first match at Christchurch resulted in a 7:1 loss. The next match will be at home to Moors Valley on Saturday 16th May.

- Hardy B Captain: The club won their first match 3:2 against Ferndown Forrest and the next match is also away against Ferndown on Sunday 17th May.

- 3CL Captain: The team are struggling at the bottom of the league after losing to Cannington and Yeovil. The next match is away to Long Sutton on Sunday 17th May.

- RTTV Captain: RTTV Captain Andy Cole reported that four rounds have been played and that the schedule was now back on track. Simon Hughes is currently in the lead with 41,000 RTTV Points. The next round will be the Day Away at Wedmore and all the 28 places have been allocated.

Handicap Secretary’s Report: Martin stated that the first round of the three summer knockout competitions were complete. Some problems were still evident with the computing system but these were being addressed. A recent 3 ball/better ball had been entered but the rules to define the handicaps were very complicated for this type of event.

Treasurers Report: Debbie Hinks tabled the latest statement of account. The balance remains healthy and details are available to members on request.

General Secretary’s Report: Secretary Toni reported that the club membership had increased to 142 with further increases expected.

AOB
- Club Flag: Secretary Toni reported that the flag was being re-hemmed due to the damaged incurred during use. A new flag may be required if the repairs are not effective.

- Comfort Breaks: Andy Smith asked if it was acceptable for players to walk back from the 7th tee into the club house to use the rest room facilities. The committee agreed that this was acceptable provided that play was not held up, with following groups allowed to play through if necessary. Secretary Toni reported that additional on-course facilities had been discussed with the Centre but that the arrangements proved to be impractical.

- Preferred Lies: Andy Cole expressed concern that the application of pick and place was unclear. An action was placed to investigate the availability of the boards that used to be attached to the Notice Board adjacent to the course entrance. Action: Toni Caswell.

- Stroke Index: Tony Wynne was concerned that some of the stroke indexes as shown on the tees were inconsistent with the stroke indexes shown on the score card. It was confirmed that the score card indexes were the correct ones and that the boards showing the correct values were being re-installed.

Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held at Folke on Wednesday 15th July. All members are welcome to attend.